Who we are

Governikus is often on the move long before legal regulations come into force and technological specifications become standards. Because we love being pioneers, examining challenges as innovators and getting them out of the way. We are already preparing our customers today for what they will need tomorrow and what will take us forward together - and have been doing so for 25 years. On this basis, we develop products and solutions to master the challenges of digitalization.

What you need to know about us? Our IT security solutions are among the standard applications in e-government and e-justice. Our foundation is current law: both national and international.

Through our close cooperation with our customers and partners, but also through our involvement in various national and international committees, we react to current developments and drive innovation through open dialog.

Data & Facts

Foundation

July 1999
Employees

approx. 320 employees (as at 02/2025)
Locations

Bremen, Berlin, Erfurt, Cologne and Kempten

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Agile development

The demands of modern software development require first-class developers and creativity, as well as a regular exchange of ideas. In order to meet these requirements, we work with agile software development methods. In sprints and in direct dialog with our customers, we define goals, record efforts and implement solutions. Always accompanied by the responsible product owners and internal experts.

The legal security of our developments is guaranteed by internal and external experts from the fields of e-government and e-justice. The functionality of the applications is checked for further development potential in regular audits by internal and independent experts. Through this procedure, we guarantee functioning and secure applications that comply with legal regulations and international and German standards from the time of delivery.

Subsidiary Governikus ITU

For almost 30 years, the ITU has been working at the interface between environmental protection, waste management and IT. Since February 2024, it has been an integral part of Governikus as a subsidiary.

The expertise in secure communication and OSCI that has grown on both sides over the years complements each other perfectly. This will enable us to work together on the end-to-end digitalization of public administration in the future. Challenges will thus be tackled in various segments of e-government.

Public Corporate Governance Code

As a company that is wholly owned by the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen, the "Public Corporate Governance Code of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen" (PCGK) serves as a guideline for our actions. Standards of good and responsible corporate governance are intended to improve the management and monitoring of the company and ensure better and more economical performance. In addition, greater transparency, a sense of responsibility and control are intended to strengthen public confidence in companies in which Bremen has a stake and in the state as a shareholder.

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